Text Me Girl!

What We Do: Text Me, Girl! utilizes a text-messaging intervention to improve engagement, retention, and health outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum, with the desired outcome of viroligical suppression, among HIV-positive young trans women. Over the course of the 90-day intervention, participants receive three text messages per day that are targeted, tailored, and personalized specifically for HIV-positive young trans women. The text-message content is pre-written along the HIV Care Continuum (i.e., HIV positivity/physical and emotional health, linkage/retention in care, ART adherence/viral load suppression) and is based on three proven theories of behavior change (i.e., Social Support Theory, Social Cognitive Theory, and Health Belief Model).

Enrollment: ClosedStudy participants are trans women. Potential participants must call to screen for eligibility before they can begin participating in the study.

Hours: Weekdays, 9:00a.m. - 7:30p.m.

Contact: 323-463-1601

Funding Source: This project is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and sponsored by Friends Research Institute, Inc.